Metaphorical Binoculars

Metaphorical Binoculars

Clearing Storm, Monterey, California So what do I do now? I remember the SAG AFTRA strike of 2000. The strike prevented advertisers from using union actors and voiceover talent for six months. It was long enough for the ad industry to find a way to work around the...
Welcomed by the Sun

Welcomed by the Sun

Pacific Grove, California I love spring. Everything’s coming alive, waking from a long sleep, welcomed by the warm sun, flowers with color and bits of green pushing out and taking over the brown nothingness of winter … but there’s something deeper about...
Vintage Apothecary

Vintage Apothecary

Tuolumne, California I have my version of this, a way of carrying myself that helps me fit into the world. It fascinates me. The stories that shape my mind and make me feel like myself, moving me forward without noticing what they’re doing. What narratives inspire me,...
Slow and Easy Float

Slow and Easy Float

Desert Hot Springs, California Last week we drove out to the Mojave Desert to a 1940s motel with a natural hot spring. I’ve been going to Miracle Manor for thirty plus years. It’s all about the water which comes up from the earth at 156 degrees. The...